Tip! – Workload Placement Terminology
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Some terms used in Virtana Platform are common words but with meanings specific to the module being used.
Following are terms used in the context of the Workload Placement module that you should be familiar with.
A software application workload that includes: 1) All components required to run and use the application, such as servers, storage nodes, network connections, etc.; 2) Collected monitoring data associated with the application, such as conversations, usage metrics, etc.
A Zip (.zip) file provided by Virtana Services that contains monitoring data from VirtualWisdom and application mappings produced with help from the Virtana Services team.
An individual instance of a virtual machine (VM) or a physical server node that can be associated with an application or a move group (in Workload Placement). A compute instance can belong to only one application or move group.
A group of related assets (servers, storage nodes, network connections, etc.) to be Migrated together that you identify in Virtana using Custom Properties.
A piece of physical or virtualized hardware, such as servers, storage devices, network devices, etc., that run in a data center. Devices host applications.
The process of identifying the contents of an archive file and displaying the interdependencies of the identified objects in the Virtana Platform UI.
A device that does not reside within a customer's data center.
A device that resides within a customer's data center.
The process of moving selected applications or workloads, and associated compute resources, from one location to another, usually from on-premises to the cloud.
A user-selected group of applications and/or compute devices, usually with interdependencies, that are to be moved together, without compromising application availability and performance.
An organization typically equates to a company, but can relate to departments or other components of a company. An organization is the entity under which specific workloads are grouped for migration and optimization, and to which a user and projects belong.
The contents of an archive (.zip) file that has been imported into Workload Placement. Projects are assigned to organizations.
A cloud-agnostic SaaS platform offered by Virtana that is composed of several modules to help Workload Placement, Cost Management, and manage workloads in cloud and hybrid environments.
A point-in-time snapshot of the amount of resources being consumed for a specific business need. Workload resources are related assets to be Migrated together. In Virtana Platform, a workload could be an application workload or a custom workload.
For more information about Workload Placement, see the Workload Placement Guide.
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